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      • The Offa's Dyke Path
      • Symonds Yat Rock Walks
      • The Wye Valley Greenway
      • Accessible Walks
      • Other Walking Routes & Trails
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      • Bike Hire
      • Cycle Trails
      • Family Cycling
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      • Heritage Trails
      • 'Feel the Love' Romantic Trail
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      • Farm Shops & Delis
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      • Freemining
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      • Abergavenny Excellence
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      • The Heart of the Dean
      • Tintern Treats
      • Wye Valley Perfection
    • Escape the Everyday
      • Escape the Everyday at Home
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    • Rainy Day Ideas
    • Dark Skies
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  4. Forest of Dean and Wye Valley Tourism Mark Harper MP
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What We Do

As the official Destination Management Organisation for the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley our aims are to raise awareness, grow tourism and promote our partner businesses. We do this in a number of ways:

Marketing

  • We run the consumer website www.visitdeanwye.co.uk which generates around 370,000 unique visitors per year and highlights our partners to visitors
  • We generate high profile press coverage and organise press visits featuring our partners (for example see this recent National Geographic piece)
  • We have active social media accounts and profile our partners on them (see our accounts on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram)
  • We run regular marketing and advertising campaigns which our partners can feature in and we provide all marketing materials to our partners for free (for example see our recent autumn Leaf Peeping campaign here)
  • We send out a consumer newsletter each month with news stories and features on our partners
  • We attend regular meetings on and participate in national and international Visit Britain, Visit England and Visit Wales campaigns, informing and engaging partners to ensure they are well promoted

Partner Support and Communication

  • We organise regular partners' meetings which provide networking opportunities, spotlights, news and introductions and we organise inspiring speakers
  • We send out a monthly partners’ newsletter which has opportunities for partner inclusion and send regular emails with up-to-date information and support
  • We have a closed partners Facebook group offering partners the opportunity to introduce themselves, promote their business, network and hear our latest news
  • We manage an extensive image library with high resolution images available to our partners
  • We provide partners with the opportunity to advertise on our website, in our publications and in our marketing campaigns

What We Do - Forest of Dean and Wye Valley Tourism Member Meetings

Leadership and Business Development

  • We provide strategic leadership for the tourism industry in our area
  • We provide business support, networking and development opportunities for our partners
  • We grow tourism to this area with our website, marketing campaigns, social media and PR coverage
  • We provide free advice on raising business quality standards, business regulations, local opportunities and support
  • As a team of experts we have extensive visitor and business research which our partnersbenefit from
  • We provide business development workshops and training events, often subsidised
  • We have regular meetings with our local councils (district and town) to share campaigns, knowledge, events and inform partners
  • We run trips for our MPs and other dignitaries helping to showcase partners and the area (the photo below is Forest of Dean MP Mark Harper on a recent visit)
  • We are much more than just an advertising platform and our partners can benefit from a wide range of expertise by joining us

What We Do - Forest of Dean and Wye Valley Tourism and Mark Harper MP

National and International Tourism Representation 

  • We represent our partner businesses and the local tourism industry at local, regional, national and international level
  • We exhibit at trade shows (we exhibited at the British Tourism and Travel Show 2021) and attend many travel and tourism shows
  • We attend regular Visit Britain, Visit England and Visit Wales DMO meetings
  • We run familiarisation trips (the photo below shows a group from South Korea at Puzzlewood on a fam visit)
  • We attend regular meetings with other DMOs in surrounding areas, sharing knowledge and experience with each other 

What We Do - Forest of Dean and Wye Valley Tourism South Korea Fam Visit

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  1. Who We Are
    Who We Are
    Learn more about Forest of Dean and Wye Valley Tourism, our board, policies and key data.
  2. Join Us
    Join Us
    Everything you need to know about becoming a partner of Forest of Dean and Wye Valley Tourism and being listed on this website.
  3. Top 10 Reasons to Join Us
    Top 10 Reasons to Join Us
    Everyone at Forest of Dean and Wye Valley Tourism works really hard to ensure our partners all benefit and their fees go collectively towards raising the profile of the area, developing our tourism offer and supporting all of our partner businesses fairly. We always aim to maximise every opportunity for our partners.
  4. Partners' Area
    Partners' Area
    Information for existing partners of Forest of Dean and Wye Valley Tourism including how to make the most of your partnership, joining our meetings, communications and how to maintain your website listings.
  5. Get The Most From Being Our Partner
    Get The Most From Being Our Partner
    We are much more than just an advertising platform and we hope that by becoming a partner you will join us in our work to raise the profile of this stunning area. Read on for how you can get the most from your partnership with us.
  6. Partners' Meetings
    Partners' Meetings
    Meetings are one of the benefits of being a partner of Forest of Dean and Wye Valley Tourism. We organise these quarterly and they provide networking opportunities, a chance to hear our latest news, partner spotlights and we organise inspiring speakers relevant to our area and partners.
  7. Media – Can We Help You?
    Media – Can We Help You?
    Whether you are reporting for a national newspaper, magazine, online media or the local press, the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley Tourism media team is on hand to make your experience as easy as possible.
  8. Facts and Figures
    Facts and Figures
    Tourism is vital to the economy of the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley. As an area we welcome around 3 million visitor nights and over 6 million day trips annually. This leads to a total visitor related spend of almost £400million.
  9. Contact Us
    Contact Us
    Media, partnership, advertising or marketing? Find the details of the person at Forest of Dean and Wye Valley Tourism who can help you.
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